I have installed the latest 3.37 KStars on Mac 10.14 and using latest StellarMate update beta.

2019-11-13T13:21:45 Nikon DSLR DSC D7500 focuser is online.
2019-11-13T13:21:43 Guider port from Celestron AVX is ready.
2019-11-13T13:21:43 Celestron AVX is online.
2019-11-13T13:21:43 Celestron AVX is online.
2019-11-13T13:21:42 Remote devices established.
2019-11-13T13:21:42 Guider port from ZWO CCD ASI120MM Mini is ready.
2019-11-13T13:21:42 ZWO CCD ASI120MM Mini is online.
2019-11-13T13:21:41 Nikon DSLR DSC D7500 is online.
2019-11-13T13:21:40 INDI services started. Connection to remote INDI server is successful. Waiting for devices...
2019-11-13T13:21:40 Connecting to remote INDI server at 192.168.0.65 on port 7624 ...
2019-11-13T13:21:40 Establishing communication with remote INDI Web Manager...

Here are the issues I am having.

1 - constant 99% CPU usage when idle
2 - spinning cursor when trying to stop EKOS after Disconnect devices. I can only Forcequit or just Quit KStars is best option
3 - inconsistent control of Nikon D7500 - sometimes it will take a picture, often it won't and I end up with an unable to Save error. I have success if I power down everything ( except the Mac)
4 - after force-quitting and trying to restart I often get this when the camera is turned on
2019-11-13T18:00:43: [ERROR] Can not open camera: Power OK? If camera is auto-mounted as external disk storage, please unmount it and disable auto-mount.
2019-11-13T18:00:43: [ERROR] Camera_get_config failed (-53): Could not claim the USB device
5 - often times will not connect to INDI server on 192.168.0.65 after starting KStars - quit and try again and it is often successful
6 - won't find the camera and will then crash when quitting KStars
7 - can't always copy the messages - nothing copied will paste

I just shut everything down and got everything working, took several pictures thru the Nikon, changed from 1 second exposure to .100 exposure and then capture failed.

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated as I am my wits end trying to get this to work.

Hello Steve,

It appears that most of the issues are related to your Nikon camera. It is best to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and try to arrange for a teamviewer session to check the issue live.

The app crashing, copy and pasting, 99% CPU, force-quit issues have not much to do with the camera as it did this before I even configured it to recognize the camera.

My camera has no issues but it seems the software has issues with it.

Thanks

Right, I don't mean the camera itself, but the driver communicating with it could be one cause if these issues. It could also be a number of issues, so it is best to contact support.